#7 Maryland, #5 Duke To Play Sunday

Feb. 17, 2012

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#7 Maryland (22-4, 9-4)
vs.
#5 Duke (22-3, 13-0)
Sunday, Feb. 19 | 3:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN2/ESPN3.com | Radio: Terrapin Sports Radio Network

The seventh-ranked Maryland women's basketball team returns home this weekend to play host to No. 5 Duke Sunday at 3 p.m. in Comcast Center. Doors will open at 1:30 p.m.

The game is a Red Out game, so all fans are encouraged to wear red. Maryland (22-4, 9-4 ACC) will be honoring its women's basketball alumni during Sunday's game. For tickets to Sunday's game, log on to the Terrapin Ticket Office online at umterps.com or call 1-800-IM-A-TERP.

Fans attending the game can expect heavy traffic around College Park. Please plan on leaving home early, and allow plenty of time to arrive for the game. Due to the expected attendance, there will be new traffic patterns around Comcast Center to facilitate the most efficient ingress to and egress from the arena.

Sunday's matchup will mark the 77th meeting between Maryland and Duke. The series is currently tied at 38. In their most recent meeting, the Terrapins fell to Duke, 80-72, on Jan. 22. Alyssa Thomas led the Terps with 26 points and 10 boards, while Tianna Hawkins added 17 points.

Most recently, the Terps The Terps used a dominant first half to win at Virginia, 73-56, Thursday night. Tianna Hawkins notched a new career-high 26 points as she went 12-13 from the field. She added 14 rebounds for her 11th double-double of the season. Alyssa Thomas added 16 points and 10 boards for her sixth double-double of the year.

Sophomore Alyssa Thomas is leading the ACC in scoring with her 16.9 points per game in all games and 17.8 points per contest in league games. Tianna Hawkins leads the league in rebounding with 9.8 boards per ACC game, 9.7 in all games and is No. 1 in the country with her field goal percentage of .650.

Based off Friday's NCAA statistics, the Terrapins' rebounding margin of +14.1 is fourth in the country to Liberty's +15.6, California's +14.7, and Baylor's +14.3. They are also in the top 10 in the country in scoring offense (2), FG percentage (4), assists (6) and scoring margin (8).

Maryland is ranked No. 8 in both the latest Associated Press poll and No. 7 the latest ESPN/USA Today Division I Top 25 Coaches' poll.

Media Information

The Terps-Duke game will be shown live on ESPN2 and ESPN3.com

It will also be broadcast on the Terrapin Sports Radio Network and can be heard on WJZ 1300 AM and 930 WFMD.

What's Next

After Sunday's game, the Terrapins will play host to North Carolina (18-8, 8-5) Friday, Feb. 24 at 8:30 p.m. The Terps will honor seniors Anjale Barrett, Lynetta Kizer and Kim Rodgers prior to tip-off.

The Terps-Tar Heels game will be shown on the RSN family of networks and can also be heard on the Terrapin Sports Radio Network.

-Terps-

#7 Maryland (22-4, 9-4)
vs.
#5 Duke (22-3, 13-0)
Sunday, Feb. 19 | 3:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN2/ESPN3.com | Radio: Terrapin Sports Radio Network

Media Information

What's Next

Players Mentioned

Anjale Barrett

Tianna Hawkins

Lynetta Kizer

Kim Rodgers

Alyssa Thomas

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